• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.635-650
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• 2017

Acoustic emission (AE) sensors have broadly used to monitor the damage of underground structures and tunnels. The reliability of measured signal is determined by the coupling condition of the AE sensors which are embedded in the target underground structure. To secure the reliability of health monitoring results, it is important to understand the characteristics of the coupling materials. In this study, laboratory tests were performed using portland cement, micro cement, and gypsum as coupling materials in order to verify the bleeding characteristics. The effective parameters for bleeding were determined to be water-cement ratio, material type, curing time, and injected volume of coupling materials. As a results of the experimental study, the bleeding rate increases with an increase in a water-cement ratio and an injected volume; for portland cement, water-cement ratio and injected volume effects are larger than the micro cement. However, curing time is not much effective for occurrence of the bleeding phenomenon. It is anticipated that this study may be useful for the selection of suitable coupling materials for installation of acoustic emission sensors.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.509-523
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• 2023

The high-level nuclear waste (HLW) repository is exposed to complex environmental conditions consisting of high temperature, high humidity, and radiation, resulting in structural deterioration. Therefore, structural health monitoring is essential, and piezo sensors are used to detect cracks and estimate strength. However, since the monitoring sensors installed in the disposal tunnel and disposal container cannot be replaced or removed, the quantitative life of the monitoring sensor and its suitability must be assessed. In this study, the life of a piezo sensor for monitoring was assessed using an accelerated life test (ALT). The failure mode and mechanism of the piezo sensor under high temperature conditions were determined, and temperature stress's influence on the piezo sensor's life was analyzed. ALT was conducted on temperature stress and the relationship between temperature stress and piezo sensor life was suggested. The life of the piezo sensor was assessed using the Weibull probability distribution and the Arrhenius acceleration model. The suggested relationship can be used in multiple stress ALT designs for more precise life assessment.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.19-27
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• 2024

Geotechnical structures such as dams, tunnels, and slopes require regular inspection and monitoring to ensure stability. Domestically, drones and accelerometers have become common tools for inspecting and monitoring various structures. However, drones have difficulty identifying internal changes in structures and the subsurface, and accelerometers generally serve for seismic design or strain measurement purposes. Therefore, this paper proposes to utilize accelerometers to monitor the internal information of the ground on a real-time or periodic basis. The proposed method utilizes a part of the analysis technique from the SASW test to monitor the stability and state changes of geotechnical structures. Cases where SASW was used to evaluate the safety of geotechnical structures, such as slopes, dams, and tunnels, were reviewed to verify the suitability of the technology. To make the proposed method more practical, the study considered using only the first-step analysis to derive the dispersion curve rather than the second-step analysis to determine the shear wave velocity profile, which requires complex analysis. The proposed technique is expected to enable the continuous monitoring and inspection of geotechnical structures by utilizing accelerometers.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.418-418
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• 2021

신월 빗물저류배수시설은 2010년 집중호우로 침수피해가 발생한 강서구 및 양천구의 저지대 침수문제 해결을 위해서 양천구의 지하 50m 깊이에 설치한 직경 10m, 길이 3.6km, 저류량 32만톤 규모의 지하 대심도 저류 터널이다. 해당 시설은 강우 발생시 유역의 중상류 하수관에서 횡월류 수문을 통해 우수를 저류터널로 유입 및 저류하고, 하류에 위치한 목동 빗물펌프장과 연계하여 배수할 수 있도록 구성되어 있다. 현재 시설의 운영은 유입부 인근에 설치된 수위계를 통해 수문 가동 여부를 판단하고 있으며, 운영 기준 및 매뉴얼은 서울기술연구원에서 지속적인 모니터링을 통해 고도화하고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 실측 수위 기반의 신월 빗물저류배수시설 운영을 자동화하기 위한 방편으로, 딥러닝 기반의 RNN, LSTM, GRU 등의 알고리즘을 이용하여 유입부 관거 수위를 예측하는 모델을 개발하는 것을 목표로 하였다. 모델의 개발 및 검·보정을 위해 2010년부터 유역 내 구축되어 있는 강우 및 하수관 수위 자료와 목동 빗물펌프장 운영자료를 활용하였다. 현재 신월 빗물저류배수시설은 2020년 5월 준공되어 절대적인 자료 축적 기간이 부족하기 때문에, 향후 지속적인 강우-수위 모니터링을 통해 모델을 고도화하여 시설의 운영에 활용할 수 있도록 개선해 나갈 예정이다.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.209-231
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• 2018

Severe mine disasters have continued to occur around the world. To ensure worker's health and safety and enhance the productivity, a number of studies have been conducted for the development of wireless sensor network (WSN), environmental monitoring, and communication system in underground mines. An increase in development and application of these systems has just begun with the introduction of information and communication technology into the mining industry in Korea, and yet there have been only a few studies that considered the underground mine ventilation system. This study presented the literature review on the development of WSN and environmental monitoring in underground mines, and especially, on 7 subjects in terms of underground mine ventilation. Moreover, studies that especially conducted real-time environmental monitoring were reviewed and categorized by each commercial software commonly utilized for the ventilation network analysis. For the application in domestic underground mines, further issues were discussed regarding research subjects that may be needed in the future and domestic environmental standards that has been used in the underground mine operation. This paper is expected to be useful for the development of WSN-based environmental monitoring and communication system, as well as for related studies in the future.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.50 no.6
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• pp.294-301
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• 2013

The particle matter concentrations in the subway stations should be monitored and controlled for the health of commuters on the subway system. Seoul Metro and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation are measuring several air pollutants regularly. In this paper, the reliability of the cheap instruments using light scattering method is improved with the help of a linear regression analysis technique to measure the $PM_{10}$ concentrations continuously in the subway stations. In addition, a monitoring system is implemented to display and record the data of $PM_{10}$, $CO_2$, humidity, and temperature. To transmit and receive these measured sensor data, CDMA M2M wireless communication method is applied.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.90-104
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• 2008

Laser scanning technology with high positional accuracy and high density will be widely applied to vast range of fields including geomatics. Especially, the development of laser scanning technology enabling long range information extraction is increasing its full use in civil engineering. This study taps into the strengths of a terrestrial laser scanning technique to develop a tunnel cross section management system that can be practically employed for determining the cross section of tunnels more promptly and accurately. Three dimensional data with high density were obtained in a prompt and accurate manner using a terrestrial laser scanner. Data processing was then conducted to promptly determine arbitrary cross sections at 0.1meter, 0.5meter and 1.0meter intervals. A laser scanning technique was also used to quickly and accurately calculate the overbreak and underbreak of both each cross section and the entire tunnel section. As the developed system utilizes vast amounts of data, it was possible to promptly determine the shape of arbitrary cross section and to calculate the overbreak and underbreak more accurately with higher area precision. It is expected, therefore, that the system will not only enable more efficient and cost effective tunnel drilling management and monitoring but also will provide a basis for future construction and management of tunnel cross section.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.59-67
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• 2004

최근 교량 및 발전구조물, 고층빌딩과 같은 대형 사회기반시설물의 유지관리를 위한 스마트 계측 및 모니터링 기술에 관한 관심과 연구개발 및 적용사례가 증가하고 있다. 특히 국내에서는 과거 '한강의 기적'이라 일컬어지는 초고속 경제성장과정에서 교량, 터널, 항만, 공항, 발전소, 댐 등 대형 사회기반시설물의 건설이 급증하였으나, 설계 당시에 고려되지 못하였던 각종 하중 조건과 환경 요인으로 인해 구조 건전성(structural integrity)의 저하가 일어나고 있다. 또한 최근 도서생활권의 향상 및 물류비용의 개선, 고속전철사업 등으로 인한 장대 교량의 건설, 효율적 국토이용을 위한 초고층빌딩의 건설, 석유자원의 고갈에 대비한 다양한 형태의 발전구조물의 건설 등이 증가하고 있으며, 이들 사회기반시설물의 유지관리를 위한 스마트 계측 및 모니터링 시스템이 더욱 중요해지고 있다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2020.07a
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• pp.583-584
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• 2020

철도의 고속화 및 수송력 증대로 인하여 철도 터널 및 주변 환경에서 발생하는 소음 및 진동 공해는 커다란 사회문제로 대두되고 있으며, 도시의 고층화로 인해 차단벽을 이용한 방음 기술의 한계와 철도 차량의 고속, 경량화 추세로 인한 소음. 진동, 위험상황으로 인한 문제는 지속적으로 발생하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 IoT 기술을 결합한 안정성을 보장하는 IT 기반기술의 위험상황 감지, 철도 소음진동 분석, 모니터링 및 제어할 수 있는 시스템을 설계하고, 철도 인근지역 주민 또는 유관기관에 소음진동 수치에 따른 적합한 대응 시스템을 제공할 수 있는 IoT 기술 제어 분석 및 안정화 서비스 시스템을 설계하였다.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.120-130
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• 2022

In this study, the applicability of the microseismic monitoring system based on the underground mine communication system has been verified by operation test in the domestic underground mine. The microseismic data consists of wavelet data and meta-data for mine safety management, and both data should be transferred, stored, analyzed and managed with proper method according to the purpose and size of each data. In order to select the optimal communication system for the microseismic monitoring system considering the underground environment as well as properties of data, various types of communication system have been tested and compared during operation test after installing the optical cable communication system, 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz wireless communication system through the underground mine tunnel and overground area of the test site. The integrated microseismic monitoring software, which was developed to secure the stability of data management and ease of use, has been updated according to findings from operation test. Through the operation test of the microseismic monitoring system including the communication system and the monitoring software, the technical basis was established corresponding to various requirements of the domestic mine for adoption of the microseismic monitoring system.